veil – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
veil
v.
cover; hide
n.
length of cloth worn by women as a face covering; netting attached to a woman's hat; something which hides or conceals (such as a curtain); nun's headdress; vow's of a nun; membrane which covers an immature mushroom
Veil
A
veil is an article of clothing or cloth hanging that is intended to cover some part of the
head or
face, or an object of some significance. It is especially associated with women and sacred objects.
Veil (disambiguation)
Veil or similar may mean:
- Veil, an article of clothing
- Veil, a curtain or cloth hanging used in architecture, especially in a temple to separate a public space from a space reserved for the priesthood, or within a mosque to separate worshipers by gender.
veil
Noun
1. a garment that covers the head and face
(synonym) head covering
(hypernym) garment
(hyponym) chador, chadar, chaddar, chuddar
2. the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
(synonym) caul, embryonic membrane
(hypernym) fetal membrane
(part-holonym) placenta
3. a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl
(synonym) humeral veil
(hypernym) vestment
Verb
1. to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "women in Afghanistan veil their faces"
(antonym) unveil
(hypernym) hide, conceal
(entail) cover
(derivation) humeral veil
2. make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
(synonym) obscure, blot out, obliterate, hide
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
veil
adj.
venal, corrupt, bribable
veil (het)
n.
ivy
veilen
v.
auction, bring to the hammer, offer for sale
veil
n.
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